Government Executive

Interior’s use of park fee revenue raises questions over federal funding rules

by PEER | June 18, 2026
The National Mall in Washington and various memorial sites are part of the group that do not charge visitors to enter, meaning it is legal for DOI to spend leftover revenue on projects in its own backyard. But the amount the department has allocated to renovations so far this year appears ...

EPA workers disciplined for dissent letter get legal aid from whistleblower groups

by PEER | April 28, 2026
Last summer, more than 600 EPA employees signed the letter excoriating Zeldin’s leadership of the agency, alleging among other things that his leadership undermined scientific consensus in favor of polluters. Though a majority of signatories did so anonymously, the agency quickly ...

Employee groups revive lawsuit to block Schedule F

by PEER | March 6, 2026
On Wednesday, the American Federation of Government Employees, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the AFL-CIO, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and Democracy Forward filed an amended complaint in their lawsuit challenging Schedule Policy/ ...

EPA workers fired over dissent letter appeal to MSPB

by PEER | December 3, 2025
Ultimately, most targeted for retribution were issued letters of reprimand or forced to take two weeks’ unpaid leave. But around 15 workers, including seven employees still serving their one-year probationary period, were terminated in early October, shortly after the start of the 43-day ...

Doug Burgum is charging Interior Department agencies a premium to subsume their employees

by PEER | November 19, 2025
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility has issued a Freedom of Information Act request to solicit information on Interior’s reorganization and what the fee structure looks like and recently filed a lawsuit after failing to get a timely response. Jeff Ruch, PEER’s senior ...